Ben Hamlin
Publications
Ben regularly speaks and writes on competition, consumer and regulatory issues. His recent publications can be found here.
Increasing penalties for anti-competitive mergers
Merger activity is booming, so practitioners in that field might be forgiven if they had overlooked the forthcoming increase in penalties for mergers that contravene section 47 of the Commerce Act.
The increase is worth noting, but also provides an opportunity to reflect on merger enforcement in recent years.